The Humanitarian FOSS Project

Building Free Open Source Software for Society

The HFOSS Project aims to build a network of educators, organizations, and open-source contributors dedicated to building and using free and open source software. [more]

HFOSS Summer Institute 2010

Now in progress.

Track what we've been doing on the Summer Institute Wiki.

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HFOSS can use you! Suggest a project. Mentor new HFOSS developers.

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HFOSS offers paid summer internships developing software. Applications open in February!

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Projects

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AppTrac

AppTrac allows the Hartford Public Library to monitor usage of literacy software applications in order to better evaluate students' learning needs and streamline report...

Collabbit

Collabbit is a web application designed to allow organizations to communicate during disasters and disaster recovery. Collabbit was started during the 2009 Summer...

Sahana

Sahana is a free and open source application for disaster management developed in the wake of the 2004 asian tsunami. HFOSS created the Volunteer Management Module and...

News and Events

HFOSS Alumni and Project Featured in College Video

HFOSS Alumni Chris Fei, Trinity College class of 2010 featured in college video: